"was originally approached about using an Oasis song for a series about a working-class family in Manchester, he suggested ""Married with Children"" and was confused when ""Half the World Away"" was chosen. On tour in America when ""The Royle Family"" was first screened, he claims the penny did not drop until he returned to the United Kingdom to find the series a huge success and viewed it, feeling the song was perfect for the series. He now claims not to think of ""Half the World Away"" as an Oasis song, but rather as the theme tune to ""The Royle Family""."
"The show's theme song is ""Half the World Away"" by Oasis. When Aherne died, ex-""Oasis"" member Noel Gallagher performed a tribute to Aherne by playing it during a concert in America. Misanthropic, cynical and negligent, Jim is a slob who spends his days sitting in his armchair watching television doing as little as possible and enjoys announcing his visits to the lavatory. Jim is an ill-tempered miser and regularly roasts his family, in particular Antony and his mother-in-law Norma, when not slamming celebrities on television. Jim's outbursts are often accompanied by his mocking catchphrase, ""my arse!"" On occasions he shows"
"of the song the following month. It was the first single outside of AURORA's previous work and sparked much controversy over her planning and producing her debut album, which she later confirmed not long after the song was released. During the late days of October 2015, she confirmed that she was chosen to perform the lead soundtrack for the 2015 John Lewis commercial which was to air in the UK over the Christmas months. The advert premiered on 2 November 2015, revealing a cover version of song ""Half the World Away"" originally released and conducted by English rock band Oasis"
"Portions of the song's chorus were used as background music for AT&T's advertising campaign for ""The New AT&T"". ""All Around the World"" currently holds the record of longest (in terms of duration) number one of all time in the UK. The photograph on the front of the single was taken on Bournemouth beach in Dorset, England. A two-minute, ten-second instrumental reprise of the song closes the ""Be Here Now"" album. The reprise ends with the sound of a door being slammed, which has been referred to since as ""the sound of the end of the Britpop-era Oasis"". Keeping with the"
"After Caroline Aherne died in July 2016, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds paid tribute to her by performing Half the World Away on a few occasions. In 2015, Norwegian singer-songwriter AURORA released a cover version of the song. It was released on 6 November 2015 as a digital download. The song was selected as the soundtrack to the 2015 John Lewis Christmas advert. It was later accumulated for the deluxe version of her debut album ""All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend"", which was released on 11 March 2016. Half the World Away ""Half the World Away"" is a"
"All Around the World (Oasis song) ""All Around the World"" is a song by the English rock band Oasis, written by the band's lead guitarist and principal songwriter Noel Gallagher. It is the longest song ever recorded by Oasis. Released on 12 January 1998, the track peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart and earned a Silver certification. This was the last Oasis single to be released on the Creation Records label. The song also reached number 15 on the ""Billboard"" Alternative Songs chart. ""All Around the World""—nearly ten minutes long—is embellished with string and horn pieces, and"
"videos by both Noel and Liam Gallagher. Two iTunes Live Festival videos of ""Half the World Away"" and ""Slide Away"" are only available with the iTunes Deluxe Edition. Time Flies... 1994–2009 Time Flies... 1994–2009 is a compilation album by the English rock band Oasis. Released on 14 June 2010, the album contains all 27 UK singles released by the band between 1994 and 2009, including ""Whatever"" and ""Lord Don't Slow Me Down"", which had previously never appeared on an Oasis studio album. ""Sunday Morning Call"" is not listed anywhere on the artwork but appears as a hidden track on track"
"the World Away"" was first released as a B-side to ""Whatever"" on 18 December 1994, reaching #3 in the UK charts. In 1998 the song was included in ""The Masterplan"", a collection of Oasis' best B-sides. The collection was a success, peaking at #2 in the UK charts. The track is also included on Oasis' compilation album ""Stop the Clocks"", which also reached #2. The song reached #56 in the UK charts in 2015 following the release of Aurora's cover version, marking their first top 100 song since the release of ""Falling Down"" in 2009. Oasis' sound engineer Mark Coyle"
"entire series including This Life +10 and That Life (A short documentary about the reunion special) has been made available via Virgin On Demand. A then largely unknown Ricky Gervais, partner of producer Jane Fallon, was credited as ""Music Advisor"" for the series, and it was he who commissioned the theme tune, written by The Way Out. In 2000 BBC Music issued a compilation CD featuring the theme tune and songs from the 1990s by bands including: Blur, The Charlatans, The Lightning Seeds, Pulp, Jamiroquai, Manic Street Preachers, Suede, Oasis, The Divine Comedy, Everything but the Girl, New Order, Skunk"
"when Oasis performed this song on Channel 4's ""The White Room"" in 1995. An extract of the song was used in the 2008 GCSE Music Listening Paper Exam. The song was featured in an episode of popular British soap ""EastEnders"" at Jase Dyer's funeral. The song was performed at Oasis' MTV Unplugged concert in August 1996. Talk Tonight ""Talk Tonight"" is a song by English rock band Oasis, written and sung by the band's lead guitarist Noel Gallagher. It was released as a B-side on the UK #1 single ""Some Might Say"" along with ""Acquiesce"" and ""Headshrinker"" and appears on"
"played in Series 13 of ""Top Gear"". It is also used as background music each week on the TV show Soccer AM for their British Armed Forces montage. All songs written by Noel Gallagher. The track was number 96 in ""NME""s 100 Tracks of the Decade feature and was the only Oasis song to feature in the list. The Shock of the Lightning ""The Shock of the Lightning"" is a song by English rock band Oasis and is the fourth track from the band's seventh studio album, ""Dig Out Your Soul"". The song was released as the first single from"
"time ago. What was all that about when we didn't even have our first single out? Gin and tonics, eh?"" The harmonica pieces on the track were performed by Mark Feltham. Backing vocals were provided by Noel and Liam's then wives, Meg Mathews and Patsy Kensit, along with Richard Ashcroft of The Verve. When it was suggested that Oasis take legal action against pop band Hear'Say for their first single's (""Pure and Simple"") similarity to ""All Around the World"", Noel simply laughed at the hypocrisy of such an act from a man who was famous for ""borrowing"" from other artists."
"21st Century Life ""21st Century Life"" is the 2nd single from Sam Sparro's eponymous debut album, released on 21 July 2008. The Song was featured on one episode of Britannia High and it is also the theme music to the BBC Three drama, Personal Affairs. The song made it to BBC Radio 1's C-List, but was later dropped. It was performed on the first live result show on reality television series So You Think You Can Dance Australia on 16 February 2009 The song is one of 50 tracks selected for the official NBA 2K17 soundtrack, which was curated by"
"whilst on tour, of how difficult it is to conduct a relationship with them over the telephone and how, when he finally gets to spend some time at home, he will 'make the most of it'. The song was used for the Sky One ad to commemorate the final episode of ""Star Trek Enterprise"" in August 2005. Half Light (Athlete song) ""Half Light"" is a song by the British rock band Athlete from their second album, ""Tourist"". It was released 25 April 2005 as the second single from that album, peaking at #16 in the UK Singles Chart (see 2005"
"album was released. (Upon the release of ""Dig Out Your Soul"" the previous October, ""Falling Down"" charted briefly at number 125 on download sales alone). ""Falling Down"" is the sixth Oasis single to be sung by Noel rather than Liam. It is also the second Oasis song to be used in a TV series (the first being ""Half the World Away""). Due to strong download sales of the track, the B-side ""Those Swollen Hand Blues"" made the UK charts at number 190 on the day ""Falling Down"" made the top ten. ""Falling Down"" posted a subtle improvement from its predecessor,"
"global intolerance and fundamentalism. This song originally was to be sung with The Sisters of Mercy's singer Andrew Eldritch and is partly inspired by that band's material. In 2005, the song was used as an outro for Australia's ""Nine's Wide World of Sport"" coverage; in Italy, in a commercial for Vodafone; and on ITV Sport, for the theme of their Formula One coverage. This was remixed with a variety of sounds to give it a faster pace. The song was featured in the racing game """" for mobile phones and Nintendo DS, and was used in the Beatmania series of"
"discovered that there had been an American sitcom, ""You Wish"", with the same name, so ""Genie in the House"" was chosen instead. The show's theme song was written especially for the show, with music by Jean de Aguiar and lyrics by Kevin Eldon. It is sung by Vicky Longley and Katie Sheridan, the actresses who play Emma and Sophie in the show. Series 1 was recorded at Elstree Film and Television Studios in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire and was first aired on 29 May 2006. It is currently being repeated on Nickelodeon in the UK. Series 2 started recording at the BBC"
"single based on the show's theme song reached number 1 in the UK Singles Chart in December 1997 and remained in the Top 75 for 32 weeks, selling over a million copies. By October 2000, the franchise generated over £1billion () in merchandise sales. Though the original run ended in 2001, sixty new episodes were ordered in 2014. They are currently aired on CBeebies in the United Kingdom and on Nick Jr. in the United States. Re-runs of the original 1997–2001 series continue to be shown on relevant television channels worldwide. The programme takes place in a grassy, floral landscape"
"2010. ""Peggy's Theme"" was the lead track on the album. In August 2015 Simon May released his first autobiography 'Doof Doof: My Life in Music' through Austin Macauley Publishers. Two versions were released; one, a book-only version and also a CD-set, with a shorter printed autobiography. Simon May Simon May (born 15 August 1944) is a British musician and composer. He has composed many British television theme tunes, including ""EastEnders"" and ""Howards' Way"", and the music for the 1988 film ""The Dawning"". Born in Devizes and a pupil of Dauntsey's School, May won a choral scholarship to Cambridge University, graduating"
"as appearing in a pilot programme for BBC Three called ""The Things I Haven't Told You"" (which has not been picked up). The theme song is ""After You've Gone"" and is performed by Jamie Cullum. The song was composed by Turner Layton with lyrics by Henry Creamer and was originally released in 1918 by Marion Harris. The BBC announced in January that it had commissioned a third series with eight episodes and a Christmas special, they also announced that a fourth series had been commissioned that included ten episodes and a festive one-off for 2009. Later the BBC made a"
"by Sara Keller, but she decides, apparently against Danesh's orders, to let Peter go and find out what happened to David Morgan. Peter ends up in a cave where he experiences an appearance of his deceased wife Bea. The musical score for ""Oasis"" was composed by Martin Phipps. The show's theme song, ""Human"", was written by the English singer-songwriter Rag'n'Bone Man. Additional songs used in the show include ""Walkin' After Midnight"" and ""Crazy"" by Patsy Cline, ""Wrong"" by Depeche Mode, and ""Halfway To Paradise"" by Billy Fury. The pilot received a positive review from Beth Elderkin in ""io9"" who complimented"
"around the sitting room of a working-class family and was set in Manchester, the hometown of Oasis. Although it had modest beginnings, the series soon became popular and its theme became well known. The opening credits of the series edited together the first stanza of the first verse and the second stanza of the first chorus. The end credits, which would cut in immediately after the final joke of the episode – so as to add weight to it – began with the second stanza of the final chorus and would see the song through to the coda. When Gallagher"
"Outta Time"", along with a string of album tracks and B-sides. Noel departed Oasis in 2009 and formed Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, while Liam continued with the other former members of Oasis under the Beady Eye name, releasing two albums, until they disbanded in 2014. His debut solo album ""As You Were"" was released 6 October 2017, which proved to be a critical and commercial success, topping the UK Album Chart and being certified Platinum. Gallagher was voted the greatest frontman of all time in a 2010 reader poll by ""Q"" magazine. William John Paul Gallagher was born in"
"Karen Boddington and Mark Williams Karen Boddington and Mark Williams formed the Australian vocal duet that sang the original theme tune for the TV soap ""Home and Away"". Mark Williams has performed with several other groups. The theme tune is entitled ""Home and Away"", and it was released on the First Night label. It entered the UK Singles Chart on 2 September 1989, and remained in the charts for only one week, reaching position 79. It was used as the theme tune to the show from 1988 until 1995. There have been 7 different full versions of the theme song"
"similar to the original Spanish. Perhaps most prominently, ""Hay Que Viajar"" was retitled ""Daisy"", and became a song about a woman by that name. All six songs were re-recorded in their entirety – even ""Romy"", which did not appear in the series. The English soundtrack is available to download in Mp3 format from Amazon's UK website. Two new theme tunes were composed for the Japanese dub of the series, both sung by Keiko Han. The opening theme was entitled ""Sky Way"", while the closing tune was named ""Our Two Watches"". Songs in the Finnish dub were sung by the actors"
"World Tour, The Bouncing Czech"". ""In the Meantime"" was also used as the theme song for David Spade's 1998 one-hour HBO stand-up comedy special ""David Spade: Take the Hit""; was used in the film ""Fanboys""; is a playable song in the video game ""Guitar Hero 5"" as a re-recording, as the original recording featured in ""Rock Band 3""; and served as the theme song for the TV show ""Hindsight"". ""Never Coming Down (Part II)"" was featured in the 1996 movie """". All songs by Royston Langdon, except where noted. Resident Alien Resident Alien is the first album by the British"
"Oasis DVDs. The original version of the soundtrack to ""Dogtanian"" (called ""Dartacan Soundtrack""), can be downloaded from Amazon's UK website in MP3 format. It includes an English version of the theme song that uses the second series opening lyrics, but the music is similar to the original opening, in this version Dogtanian however is referred to as Dartacan, his Spanish name, and the theme is sung with very high voices, similar to the original opening. An insert song in Spanish which has been replicated twice (Richelieu and Bulibu, probably an error on Amazon's part or that of the record company)"
"a programming and promotion agreement with KXAS, for a time in the late 1990s. The network aired the show at the following times throughout its history: A number of theme songs were used throughout the run of the series. The most sustained was ""(You Take Me Away to) Another World,"" which was performed by Crystal Gayle and Gary Morris. The song was used from 1987 to 1996. Morris's and Gayle's song was only the second soap opera theme to become a chart hit; released as a country pop single in 1987, it rose to number 4 on the ""Billboard"" Hot"
"used, including 2 by The Robertson Brothers. Karen Boddington and Mark Williams Karen Boddington and Mark Williams formed the Australian vocal duet that sang the original theme tune for the TV soap ""Home and Away"". Mark Williams has performed with several other groups. The theme tune is entitled ""Home and Away"", and it was released on the First Night label. It entered the UK Singles Chart on 2 September 1989, and remained in the charts for only one week, reaching position 79. It was used as the theme tune to the show from 1988 until 1995. There have been 7"
"is ""Just Like Heaven"" by The Cure, which plays during the credits of ""The Duke of Edinburgh Awards"". Other songs featured in the series are also missing, such as The Drums's ""Let's Go Surfing"", The Feeling's ""Fill My Little World"", Razorlight's ""Before I Fall to Pieces"", The Fratellis ""Chelsea Dagger"", Calvin Harris's ""Acceptable in the 80s"", Gorillaz' ""Feel Good Inc."", The Ting Tings ""That's Not My Name"", Girls Aloud's ""Something Kinda Ooooh"", Sugababes' ""Round Round"", Rachel Stevens' ""Some Girls"", Rihanna's ""S.O.S"", Booty Luv's ""Some Kinda Rush"", The Ting Tings' ""Shut Up and Let Me Go"", Booty Luv's ""Shine"", The Chemical"
"to put Oasis firmly in the ‘spotlight’ for their debut single. I cross-processed the film, which gives the shot its bluey tint."" There are two music videos for the song. In the UK version the band is playing at a roof of a hotel near King's Cross Station. The US version shows the band driving a car and playing in a hemispherical structure. The music video currently has over 35 million views on Youtube. The song appeared on ""Rock Band"" on 1 September 2009 as a live version. The song's title was used for """", a 2016 documentary about the"
"music. The band have also played with a number of other artists, including Paul McCartney, Graham Nash (of The Hollies and Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young fame), Oasis' Noel Gallagher, and Jason Falkner. Travis also guest star on Feeder's ""Tumble and Fall"", performing backing vocals at the end of the song. This was because at the time Feeder were recording their album ""Pushing the Senses"", Travis were in the next studio and they ended up recording together. An adaptation of the Oasis song ""Half the World Away"", as performed by Healy, was used as the intro music for a sketch"
"series regulars Philip and Julie Martin, while Ben Nicholas reprised his role as Stingray Timmins. The first episode of the five-part series was released on 30 October 2017. Several records were released in the 1980s. The ""Neighbours"" theme tune sung by Barry Crocker was released by BBC Records in 1988. It reached a peak of 84 on the UK Singles Chart. The Angry Anderson power ballad ""Suddenly"" which was featured in ""Episode 523"" was released in 1987, while the show's love theme ""In Your Arms"" by Lynne Hamilton was released in 1989. ""Suddenly"" was later covered by Sam Clark in"